Brexit cost will be four times greater for UK than EU, Brussels forecasts

Departure to cost EU 0.5% of GDP but UK 2.25% by end 2022, according to first official estimate since deal was agreed

Ocado may lose out despite its lockdown-aided sales rise

Online supermarket will at some point be asked to pay to help prevent the death of the high street

The Guardian view on benefits: the £20 uplift must stay

Editorial: There could be no worse moment to cut universal credit than the middle of a pandemic. The chancellor should give way

By ignoring young voters, Labour is creating an opening for the Greens

Young people want a strong state to bring about social equality and a green economy, but Keir Starmer isn’t offering this, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Online sales tax aims to ‘shift balance’ as UK high streets struggle

Treasury looks at options as physical shops face dual threat of retail internet and Covid pandemic

UK importers brace for ‘disaster’ as new Brexit customs checks loom

Exporters have been hit badly but KPMG says the ‘biggest headaches’ have yet to come’ for importers

Boris Johnson planning NHS England overhaul, leaked paper shows

Plans would put end to David Cameron policies seen as step towards privatisation of the NHS

The Guardian view on valuing nature: priceless things sold cheap

Editorial: Governments could be at the start of a slow but huge transformation in how they treat natural life

School closures and job losses in UK ‘could lead to social unrest’

Exclusive: West Midlands crime commissioner warns of Covid restrictions’ effect on young people

UK’s green plan offers mixed hopes for post-Covid-19 jobs boom

Only five green jobs on average are created per £1m spent, while most equipment is made abroad

Labour calls for ‘smart’ extension and overhaul of furlough scheme

Anneliese Dodds urges chancellor to announce indefinite extension before March budget

Free ports – or sleaze ports? Rishi Sunak’s dream of tax-free zones about to become reality

As bids close on applications to establish free ports, the jury is out on whether they will revitalise deprived areas of the UK or become mini-tax havens